Testing – Physical Weight
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One
of the basic measures of any ATX power supply is the unit’s overall physical
weight. This may seem rather simplistic
but it generally holds that more components and larger heatsinks equal a better
PSU!
Each power supply was
weighed on a digital balance.
*Aluminum power supply
housing
As
you can see the PC Power & Cooling, Zalman and Vantec units lead the pack
as our heavyweight contenders. Note, the larger Vantec Stealth 470 actually weighs less than
its little brother the Ion 400 thanks to an aluminum case.
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